Captain Dave's Survival Guide
Possible Disasters
Think nothing can happen to you? Well, Teflon man, take a look at these potential disasters and think again:
Natural Disasters
Weather-related
- Hurricanes
- Tornadoes
- Heavy thunder storms
- Flash flooding
- Flooding
- Mud/rock slides
- Sink holes
- Tsunami
- High winds
- Hail
- Severe winter weather / Blizzard
- Ice storms
- Avalanche
- Extreme high heat
- Drought
- Wildfire
Non Weather-related
- Earthquake
- Volcano eruption
- Tidal wave/Tsunami
- War (conventional, biological, chemical or nuclear)
- Toxic material emission/spill (from a train or nearby plant)
- Riot or other civil disorder
- Nuclear plant melt down or other nuclear disaster
- Terrorism
- Biological attack or disaster
- Fire
- Government action against you
- Stock market crash
- Severe economic recession/depression
Other
- Plague or disease outbreak
- Climate change
- Peak oil scenario
- Comet strike or giant meteor
- Alien invasion
Personal Emergencies
- Kidnapping
- Mugging, robbery or other criminal attack
- Random acts of violence against yourself or a family member
- Unemployment/financial disaster
- Death in family
- Home destroyed by fire
- False arrest
